Improvement in scissors



"T. R. WRIGHT.

Scissors.

No. 201,475. Patqnted Marqh 19, 1878.

N. PETERS. FHOIWUTNOGIAPHER. WASHINGTON, DV 0- UNITED STATES PATENT()FFICE.

THOMAS R. WRlGHT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

||v| PROVEMENT. IN SCISSO RS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,475, dated March19, 1878 application filed August 22, 1877.

To all whom it may concern: if

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. WRIGHT, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Scissors, of which the following is a specification:

The object of myinvention is to so construct scissors that they may becarried in the pocket with safety; and this object I attain in a novelmanner, which Iwill now proceed to describe and claim, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, in whic Figure 1 is a perspective viewof my imroved scissors 0 en- Fi 2 a ers ective P a z: 7

View of the same as they are carried in the pocket; and Fig. 3 is anenlarged sectional view.

A andA are the two blades, connected together by a pivot, a, at or neartheir center, and provided on one end with the usual bow or rings B B,through which the operators fingers are inserted, the shearing-edgesbeing formed on the opposite portions of the blades from near the pivotto to the points I) 1). Portions of the bows B B are cut away orrecessed on one side, as shown, so as to leave projecting portions. Withthis exception, the two adjoining surfaces of the blades are flat, theprojections left standing on the sides of the bows, in addition toprotecting the points I) b, as described hereinafter, giving largebearing-surfaces for the fingers while using the scissors. On the bladeA, close to the bow B, is a small projection, c, which projection isadapted to a suitable recess, d, in the blade A, (see enlarged sectionalview, Fig. 3,) forming a catch or look, for a purpose describedhereinafter. I

The scissors are used in the same manner as ordinary scissors whilecutting. When it is desired to place them away or in the pocket, theyare opened until thepoints b b are thrown back against, or nearly so,the raised portions on the sides of the bows. Just as the bladeshave'reached this position, the projection c on the blade A has enteredinto the recess d of the blade A, thereby locking the blades togetheruntil they are released by lifting the blade A out of control of thecatch. In this position the points I) b are protected from injury, andthe scissors can be carried in a pocket without danger to the person.

. The inherent spring in the blades allows the blade A to ride over theprojection 0 until it reaches the recess, and also allows the blades tobe sprung apart to release the catch. The position of the catch isimmaterial; but I prefer to place it in the position shown.

It will be evident that the projecting portions of the bows might bedispensed with, so as to leave the bows flat on the sides; but I preferto recess them, as shown, for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The blades A A, pivoted at or neartheir center, and formed, substantially as described, in such mannerthat the points of the same can be thrown back over and be protected bythe bows, as specified.

2. The combination, with the blades A A, ofthe projection c and recesscl, forming a lock or catch, as specified.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS R. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

THos. B. HILL, Gno. W. STEHR.

